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Raspberry Vanilla Cream Cheese Cupcakes

Raspberry Vanilla Cream Cheese Cupcakes. Moist, tender vanilla cupcakes filled with raspberry compote and topped with rich, luscious cream cheese frosting.

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Raspberry Vanilla Cream Cheese Cupcakes

Originally published Oct. 2011.

I don’t really make a lot of cupcakes but I’m beginning to warm to the idea of filled cupcakes and these Raspberry Vanilla Cream Cheese Cupcakes would change anyone’s mind.

With some leftover raspberry compote and a little leftover cream cheese frosting in the fridge too, I decided to combine two of my favourite dessert components into these sinfully delicious little treats.

Raspberry Vanilla Cream Cheese Cupcakes on a white pedestal against a brown fabric background

Raspberry Vanilla Cream Cheese Cupcakes.

The vanilla cake recipe is very good but be sure to use real butter in the recipe and watch them closely so they don’t over bake.

Because they are so small, over baking cupcakes happens very quickly and easily.  So, be sure to get them out of the oven the minute they are fully baked.

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Frozen Raspberries make this recipe more economical without sacrificing flavour.

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Raspberry Vanilla Cream Cheese Cupcakes.

 

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Raspberry Vanilla Cream Cheese Cupcakes close up photo of inside of cupcake
Yield: 18 cupcakes, aproximately

Raspberry Vanilla Cream Cheese Cupcakes

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

One of our most popular recipes, these raspberry vanilla cream cheese cupcakes are moist & delicious with a tart filling and luscious cream cheese frosting.

Ingredients

For the Cupcake Batter

  • 1 1/2 cups cake flour
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs at room temperature
  • 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup undiluted evaporated milk

For the Raspberry Compote

  • 2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries
  • 1/3 to 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp corn starch
  • 1 ounce water

For the Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup cream cheese
  • 3 1/2 cups icing sugar, powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • a little milk

Instructions

To prepare the cupcake batter

  1. Sift together the flours, baking powder and salt and set aside.
  2. Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  3. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  4. Beat in the vanilla extract.
  5. Gently fold in the dry ingredients in three equal portions, alternately with the milk.
  6. When adding dry and wet ingredients alternately in any baking recipe, always begin and end with the dry ingredients.
  7. Pour batter evenly into paper lined muffin pans.
  8. Bake in a 325 degree F oven for about 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Watch them carefully, you will not want to over bake these cupcakes, as soon as the toothpick comes out clean, remove the cupcakes from the oven and let them cool completely on a wire rack once you have removed them from the pan.

To prepare the Raspberry Compote

  1. Slowly simmer the berries and sugar over low heat for about 10 minutes.
  2. Dissolve the corn starch in the water and slowly pour into the boiling berries stirring constantly until thickened. Cool completely to room temperature.

To prepare the Cream Cheese Frosting

  1. Blend together the cream cheese, vanilla extract and butter, then slowly add the icing sugar adding a little milk (a tablespoon or two) with it until all the icing sugar is used and the icing is a smooth, creamy, spreadable consistency. Use only enough milk to get it to this point.

To fill and frost the cupcakes

  1. When the cupcakes are completely cool fill them with Raspberry Compote. Using a piping bag with a large star or a large round piping tip, fill the center of the cupcakes from the top pushing the tip to the middle of the cupcake and squeezing as you retract the tip. Do not overfill.
  2. Pipe or spread the cream cheese frosting over the top of the cupcakes after they are filled.

Notes


The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.

Nutrition Information

Yield

18

Serving Size

18 cupcakes, aproximately

Amount Per Serving Calories 480Total Fat 20gSaturated Fat 12gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 7gCholesterol 94mgSodium 202mgCarbohydrates 73gFiber 2gSugar 54gProtein 5g

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.

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Thursday 1st of July 2021

Had a hard time baking these. Had to make adjustments along the way.First batch cooked for 22 min and some cupcake were cooked and other not. Increased to 25 min for second batch. A bit better but still the toothpick came out with raw batter on it. Tried a piping bag for the filling and it was way too liquid. Made a hole in the cupcakes and used a spoon to put the compote. For the frosting I only used 1 cup of icing sugar and it was enough otherwise would've been to sweet for my liking.

Lori

Monday 31st of May 2021

Hi, I made these cupcakes this past weekend. They are delicious. A couple of comments. I used an ice cream scoop size for the cupcakes, it made 24 cakes. The 325 temp is too low for me - maybe 325 convection? I have an extra thermometer so I know the temp was accurate. The cupcake dough looked 'melted' and was still mostly raw at 15 mins. Next time I will try a 340 oven temp. I used a cupcake corer to remove the center to add the raspberry filling. Delicious treat.

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Andrea

Friday 24th of July 2020

A friend of mine described a raspberry filled cupcake he had at a wedding that was "the best I ever had", hmph. So I googled a recipe and chose this one. These were amazing! I too cooked them longer, about 20 minutes and they had the perfect buttery crunch around the top edges, super moist in the middle. I also incorporated a smidgen of the frosting into the center of the cupcake with the raspberry filling, decadent! Dropped them of to my friend and his family, (less the two my husband and I ate) I later received a text RAVING over them, "The best cupcake ever!" Mission accomplished. Great recipe, thank you =-)

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